Chapter 587

Maja just glanced at her phone.

Noticing it was late, she nonchalantly said, “Mr. Raymond, I gotta bounce.*

tan didn’t react, only the sound of his door closing could be heard.

As Maja reached the hotel lobby, a wave of sadness washed over her.

She looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from falling.

Then Zoey called.

Zoey would call at least three times a day, reporting on company matters.

But this call wasn’t about the company; it was about the legal team.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, we’ve gotten wind of who’s taken the fall for the Shepard family, It’s Dalia’s son, who’s currently in the slammer. The whole thing’s stirred up a lot of chitchat; even the big shots are paying attention. With solid evidence, things moved quickly, and they’ve taken him away. Dalia is busy scrambling around, hoping to bail her son out. If all goes as expected, he’d be looking at a ten–year sentence.”

It turned out it was someone she knew.

Maja quickly slapped herself in the face, trying to shake off the sadness. She didn’t even notice that lan had followed her out.

He seemed worried about her heading home alone so late.

on the phone, laughing and chatting,

son gets a ten–year sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge

lan standing behind her.

her clash

the addition of Carlene, it seemed natural that she would take on the Shepard family.

determined not to let her have her way. So after she hung up the phone, he said, “I’ll get

the smoke and, in part,

slowly turned around to see him

the lit cigarette elegantly, looking at her with

want to take down the Shepard family, but I won’t allow it. Not only will I keep the Shepard family’s company from going under, but I’ll also

had the power to do it,

was at a loss

recognized prodigy in the financial world. He was ruthless with his enemies, and no one

action himself, but when he did, he showed no mercy.

him on now was

through, all her recent efforts would be in vain.

she was nothing more

on his cigarette, walked over, grabbed her chin, kissed her, and blew smoke into her mouth.

and the cigarette he was smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine taste but rather a mild one.

eyes reddening

at her with

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